Manufacturers' New Orders: Transportation Equipment (monthly data, seasonally adjusted)
Month-to-month changes in new orders for transportation equipment indicate the level of investment in transportation and may indicate the industry outlook for transportation services. There can be a substantial time lag between ordering and delivery of equipment such as commercial airplanes and ships. New orders refer to orders placed with domestic producers of equipment.
Manufacturers' New Orders
Oct-01
Nov-01
Transportation equipment (billions of dollars)
60.14
49.74
Transportation equipment percent change from previous month
38.97
-17.28
NOTE: The Census Bureau released revised historical new orders data on May 21, 2001. This report reflects those revisions.